NPD October 2018: Black Ops 4 is the best-selling game of the year, October spending on games sets a new record

The October NPD report has dropped and it seems that you lot couldn’t get enough of your gaming, spending a hefty $1.55 billion on your hobby.

The NPD data for the US market is in for the month, and this year saw a record-breaking October since tracking began, with a huge $1.55 billion spent across hardware, software, accessories, and games.

The previous record for October was set in 2008, which saw spending reach $1.36 billion. In terms of year-on-year, spending is up 73% for the month, and 21% year-to-date compared to 2017, with a current figure of $10.5 billion.

Software

As we approach Thanksgiving – and all things Back Friday related, which you can check out here – Activision has a lot to be thankful for; Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 was the best-selling game of October, and the year-to-date.

Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey was October’s third best-selling game, followed by NBA 2K19, and Super Mario Party, which is now the third fastest selling Mario Party game in history, behind Mario Party, and Mario Party 8.

Hardware

Hardware spending is up 26% year-on-year, coming in at $300 million, with both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One enjoying “significant gains in spending.”

PlayStation 4 was the best-selling console of the month. In terms of units sold, October 2018 set a record for the console, as well as for any PlayStation console in an October month since the PS2 in October 2002, seeing dollar sales at the highest they’ve been for an October since 2014.

You can check out the full NPD software charts below, which account for both physical and digital titles for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel.

NPD All Platforms Software charts – October 2018

October 2018 Top 20 Games

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

Red Dead Redemption 2

Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey

NBA 2K19

Super Mario Party

Soul Calibur 6

FIFA 19

Marvel’s Spider-Man

Madden NFL 19

WWE 2K19

Forza Horizon 4

Lego DC Super Villains

My Hero One’s Justice

Shadow Of The Tomb Raider

Mario Kart 8

GTA 5

Super Mario Odyssey

Diablo 3

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

NHL 19

NPD Top 10 Games – Year-to-date

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

Red Dead Redemption 2

Far Cry 5

Marvel’s Spider-Man

NBA 2K19

God of War

Monster Hunter: World

Madden NFL 19

GTA 5

Call of Duty: WW2

NPD Top 10 Games YOY (October 2017-2018)

Call of Duty: WW2

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

Red Dead Redemption 2

Far Cry 5

Star Wars: Battlefront 2

Super Mario Odyssey

Marvel’s Spider-Man

NBA 2K19

God of War

NBA 2K18

October 2018 Top 10 Xbox One Games

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

Red Dead Redemption 2

Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey

Forza Horizon 4

NBA 2K19

Madden NFL 19

FIFA 19

WWE 2K19

Soul Calibur 6

Shadow Of The Tomb Raider

October 2018 Top 10 PlayStation 4

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

Red Dead Redemption 2

Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey

Marvel’s Spider-Man

Soul Calibur 6

NBA 2K19

FIFA 19

WWE 2K19

Madden NFL 19

My Hero One’s Justice

October 2018 Top 10 Nintendo Switch (physical only)

Super Mario Party

Mario Kart 8

Super Mario Odyssey

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Diablo 3

Starlink: Battle For Atlas

Dark Souls Remastered

The World Ends with You: Final Remix

Lego DC Super Villains

My Hero One’s Justice

October 2018 Top 10 Nintendo 3DS (physical only)

Luigi’s Mansion

Pokemon: Ultra Sun

Pokemon: Ultra Moon

Mario Kart 7

Minecraft

Super Smash Bros.

Super Mario 3D Land

Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon

Mario Party: The Top 100

New Super Mario Bros. 2

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